Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1887-10-20
DAKOTA NEWS ITEMS.

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Col. G. B. Penrose. chief commits
,ary OF the department OF Dakota,
lust ordered to Fort Leavenworth,
Kan, as chief commissary OF the de-
partment OF the Missouri, has served
IN the department OF Dakota since
| October 1882.
Dakota patents: C. N. Asselstine,
Hamilton, anvil for forming plow-
| shares; also anvil for forming land
sides for pIows; j. III. Aslem, Howell,
plate glass polisher (re-issue); @.
Laube, Huron, hay burner.
The Dakota delegation, nearly two
hundred strong, were among the ear
lest callers on the President.
At st. Paul, the delegation was
headed by Gov. Church and Secretary
Mccormack.
At Sioux Fails, a young man named
Melvin Davis, fell from the roof OF the
Cascade grain elevator, a distance OF
fifty feet, and was killed.
The Aberdeen Evening Republican
has began publication. 1t is a Demo-
cratic daily.
Three heavily laden passenger trains
came into Mitchell bearing excursion
lists from the East to look yer Da-
kota.
At Landau, Francis z. Bowman dis
trict attorney of Morton county, died
after a lingering illness, aged % years.
He was an able lawyer, al odd fellow,
and had been noble grand.
/. IT. Mcintyre oil Grand Junction,
Iowa. chief engineer of the proposed
railroad from Sioux City to Marshall.
Mimi, died at Canton. OF typhoid
ever.
There was held at Fargo the Cass
county local option convention with
representatives from all parts OF the
county. About sixty persons were
present. Plans were adopted by which
t is hoped to carry prohibition this
lall. The appointment OF local COM
nittees was left to the chairman OF
the executive committee, Rev. r. A.
Beard.
The administration has finally in
.erested itself in the opening of the
Sioux reservation. Col. Bannister,
special agent OF the Indian depart
ment, arrived at Pierre, to look into
the urgency OF opening the reserve,
and on his report hinges the result.
He seems to think that the Sioux res
aviation must be cut down.
During the Ashton fair four gentle
manly strangers registered at the Ack.
ley house. Their BUSINESS was in the
fancy line-such as balloons, ect., sold
on the fair grounds. In a few days
they skipped, with a large hotel bill
unpaid. The following day Landlord
Hollenbeck received a letter from the
Commercial Hotel of Faulkton, in
quiring for overcoats which had been
loaned to these gentlemen and which
we're to be left at the Ackley house.
Complaints of a failure to receive
ears for wheat shipments by private
buyers and shippers were heard by
the railroad commissioners at Car.
rington and Sykeston, and at Coopers-
town. Mr.. Griggs, of the commission
says the former cases have good
grounds, and that in every instance
the commission will do all possible to
straignten matters out.
At Sioux Falls. a genuine bare,
knuckle sluggish scrap, Queensbury
rules, took place in the basement of
the Daily Press Office between c. III.
Craig and w. 7. Belrood, printers en-
ployed on this Press. The fight was
five rounds, but Belrood. who is much
the smaller man, was knocked out in
the third round.
In the case of James A. Pringle, in.
~volving the southwest quarter section
81, township 155. range Sc, Devils
Lake district, the secretary of int.
rior holds that a mortgage OF land
must be notified of a decision holding
an entry for cancellation and allowed
a hearing to prove the good faith Of
the m~ortgagor in complying with the
law il the former asks for it.
The failure of A. Pollock & Co., at
Omaha carried down their branch
house at Huron.
At Fargo, a gambler named Suite,
and Mrs. John Haas were arrested,
charged with resorting to rooms fol
purposes of prostitution. They were
held under $500 bonds. Mrs. Haas
was formerly a resident of Winona,
and was a sporting woman known as
'sMaud s." She was married -four
years ago, protested conversion last
winter, joined the church, and it was
supposed was living a virtuous life
Her husband is said to have caught
the two in bed, and the affair makes
quite a sensation.
Attorney General Templeton, Col
F. A. Gale and w. T. Quigley are al
Yankton, the Two latter TO succeed
the ~resigning members of the board
and the attorney general as counse
for then new board. Gov. Church in Thu
last o is endorsed by the peopleo
Gankton, who are anxious that tn,
troubles be settled and the additions
to the building commenced. The new
board seemed satisfied with the pres
emit superintendent, DR.. Cravens, anC
will favor his retention.
A. j. Blakely, a special agent OF tn,
land office at Deadwood, has re
signed.
j. HI. Drake of st. Paul has con
|, tracted to sink an artesian well il
Sioux Falls to a depth of 200 feet.